What is cyberpunk? Is it an aesthetic, a storytelling genre, or is it a combination of both? Join us as we take a trip into this strange and often dystopian branch of science fiction.

Reviews – J-Stars Victory VS+ (PS Vita)

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What happens when a genre declines in popularity? Does it disappear, or do fragments of it appear in other story types? Come to think of it, are there any genres that are generally considered useless or defunct?

These are the questions that keep us awake at night (well, aside from whether we left the gas on, locked the doors and windows, what was that noise, etc), so we decided to investigate them – and we did it without using and training wheels!

Reviews – Spectra (PC), F1 2015 (PS4)

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Every story has to happen somewhere, but that place doesn’t really have any fixed dimensions so it can often be quite a small space – life an office or a car.

Welcome to the narrative universe where we find out more about worldbuilding.

Reviews – Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4/PC)

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On this week’s episode we try to find out more about how things are taught and learned, and who actually bothers following tutorials anyway?

Reviews – Disgaea Triple Play (3, 4 & D2 – PS3), LEGO: Jurassic World (PS4), Ronin (PC).

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We finally hit our 11th series, and what better way to kick things off than with a special for one of our favourite conventions – SunnyCon.

This year saw no small amount of trials, tribulations, cancellations, and the ever-present forces of nature, but even amongst all of the diversity the team and various others pulled together, and we witnessed something that we don’t normally see at these events – true community spirit. Having survived the weekend that was, we’re joined by Tucky – who gives us an insight into the huge last-minute struggles faced by the team.

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On the latest edition of Meandering Mic we talk to Neil Fawcett - the man behind Spartan Games - about the new HALO table-top war game.

Based on the best-selling video game series, the new addition to the franchise is a development between Spartan Games and Microsoft and it really does look amazing. The HALO war game will be available from Spartan Games and licensed retailers from the 20th of July 2015.

Special thanks go to Brian from Waugh Games for helping us to arrange this interview.

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On this edition of Meandering Mic we were at real risk of becoming dribbling starry-eyed wrecks - so much so that Producer Rob had to kick everybody out of the studio for this interview.

Get ready for the handsome, ass-kicking awesomeness that is Michael Jai White - who was in the UK a while back to promote Falcon Rising - his latest martial arts action movie.

Special thanks go to Louise at Maven Publicity for arranging this interview.

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Meandering Mic returns!

It's been a while since we've had one of these interviews, but fear not! More will arrive in the near future.

This time we're talking to the wonderful John Joseph Adams - the editor of the new post-apocalyptic anthology of shorts stories called Wastelands 2 (which is available now through Titan Books).

Join us as we find out about John's work as an editor, his passion for science fiction and more.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo – or E3 as it’s more widely known – is the biggest week in the video games calendar for a number of reasons, but 2015 will be particularly remembered as the year of “how the hell did they major news like that a secret?”

So without further ado, welcome to our E3 Special.

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Rather than focusing on all the E3 shenanigans that had just started, we decided to spend this episode investigating dads and father figures. Join us as we find out why the entertainment industries appear to only have good dads, bad dads, and angry vengeful dads.

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